Based on specific input about a cache of hidden weapons in general area of Damsodiang Phai (Daiphai) village under Maibang Police Station, a troops of 9 MADRAS along with Assam Police personnel launched a search operation to recover the said cache on Wednesday. While searching the area outside the village in the nearby jungle, a weapon cache was found hidden underground wrapped in polythene. On digging out, it led to the recovery of four sophisticated AK-56 assault Rifles and four AK-56 magazines. Further search operation is still under progress.
The hidden cache is believed to have been hidden by the erstwhile DHD groups during the ceasefire agreement. It is also believed that the newly formed DJNA group has been hunting to trace and recover the above recovered weapons for their heinous crimes being planned. The recovery of the weapons will be a blow for the militants in general and DJNA in particular, stated a AR press release.
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UDALGURI:The All Assam Minority Students' Union(AAMSU) staged a two-hour sit-in-demonstration in front of DC office in Udalguri on Thursday.The programme was held under the aegis Udalguri district...
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) has admitted loss of its three fellows in the recent gunbattle with security forces in Nagaland.In a statement emailed to Assam Times, the outfit...
The third session of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council was held under the Chairmanship of Ngamrothang Hmar, Chairman DHAC at the Council’s session hall on Friday. The session was attended by all the Members of Autonomous Council including Sri Debojeet Thaosen, CEM, DHAC.During the business hour it was supposed to hold discussion on the questions raised by the two members Sri Athong Lienthang and Mihir Gorlosa, though the question were significant and requires full participation of all the members of the house but since the approval of the executive committee was yet to get, the session was adjourned till the approval of the executive committee. The session was addressed by Sri Parkanta...
The entire populace of Dima Hasao irrespective of caste, creed and religion have demanded immediate release of Mohet Hojai, the then Chief Executive Member and Sri Golon Daolagupu, Member of the then North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council on bail otherwise the people would be compelled to launch vigorous agitations soon.Hojai was arrested on May 29th of 2009 allegedly for providing 1 crore to the former DHD(J) while Golon Daolagupu was arrested following the recovery of several lakhs of rupees from one Jighanshu Paul traveling in his vehicle. Sri Hojai has been languishing in jail for more than four years while Daolagupu is in jail for more than three years.On Tuesday, a well...
Commemorating the first Anniversary of Raising of Inspector general Assam Rifles (East), a National Integration Tour to Delhi Agra and Mathura was flagged off by the Chairman, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council Shri Namrothang Hmar, DimaHasao Autonomous Council and Brigadier Gajinder Singh, Commander Haflong Based Assam Rifles Sector at District Library Auditorium, Haflong on Tuesday. This Unique 15 day National Integration Tour is being organized by MADRAS REGIMENT under Sadbhavana funds of the Indian Army. The tour group comprises of 25 children and five teachers from the government schools located at Hajadisa, Langting, Laisong, Mahur, Haflong and Silchar, which come under Dima...
The Congress Legislative party Members of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council strongly refuted and condemned the baseless allegations of malpractice, and demand for dissolution of the Council, by the Hills State Democratic Party (HSDP) at a press conference on the 27th of June 2013, stated a press release issued by Shri. Samuel Changsan, MAC, Parliamentary Secretary, Congress Legislative party Hasao Autonomous Council, Haflong on Saturday.The release maintained that the people of Dima Hasao have just reposed their faith on the principles of democracy, peace and good governance, with a mandate for the Congress party. But with the Council and its Executive Committee yet to be fully formed and...
Future of hundreds of students of Dima Hasao district has become uncertain as they were denied the admission in the Haflong Government College for the lack of accommodation in the College. The Haflong Government College, the only higher educational institution of the district of Dima Hasao has been facing lots of problems including infrastructure and lack of teaching staffs since one decade.The Haflong Government College, one among the three government colleges of the state but it has failed to draw the attention of the authority concerned despite repeated approaches for the reasons best known to the authority. The college is lagging far behind than that of other government colleges of the...
Ngamrothang Hmar, Chairman of 11th North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council declared Sri Debojeet Thaosen as the Chief Executive Member elected unopposed in the session hall in presence of 26 newly elected Members of the Autonomous Council on Thursday.The Chairman received seven nominations which were found valid and were in favour of Sri Thaosen.Attending the session, all the 26 MACs congratulated Sri Debojeet Thaosen on being elected as the Chief Executive Member North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council while hoping for a good governance under the leadership of Sri Thaosen.Sri Mihir Gorlosa, MAC from Kalachand constituency said facilities for the opposition also needed to be provided with...
In continuation of their agitation at Langting, several hundreds of public from Langting stage dharna in front the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Haflong on Monday.They are demanding repoll at Langting constituency of N C Hills Autonomous Council and inquiry into the alleged anomaly during the recently concluded election to the 11th N C Hills Autonomous Council from where former Chief Executive Member Debojeet Thaosen won the election.The people of Langting have been observing indefinite strike at Langting from last Wednesday following which the normal life utterly affected at Langting. They said the total vote cast certified by the deputed Presiding Officer was found to be 4, O71 but...
Haflong police recovered a live grenade (No.36) from a flower pot at the residence of one Peter Sumer, Forest range Officer located near Ram Krishna Mission, Haflong on Saturday morning.It is learnt that on Friday night at about 9 pm two unidentified boys came in search of Sumer but as he was not at home, wife of Sumer told them to come to the office next day if they have any works with Peter Sumer. At this, the boys left the place but at about 9.30 they heard the sound of something thrown at their home.They later in the morning informed the police who came immediately and recovered the grenade from flower pot in the campus. Assam Riffle was also informed and arrangement to defuse the...
The Hill State Democratic Party (HSDP) Dima Hasao Committee will not let the spirit of movement for separate state die down in Dima Hasao district although the HSDP failed to win the recently-concluded election to 11th North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council which was held on 20thMay, 2013 in Dima Hasao district. On the contrary, the HSDP Dima Hasao Committee has decided to reform organizational set-up at grassroots level in Dima Hasao with a view to revitalizing the movement of separate state for Dima Hasao and Karbi Anglong. The HSDP Dima Hasao committee attributes the heavy defeat of HSDP Candidates in Council Election to the complete role of money power and muscle power on the part of...
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